Becker's Healthcare January 28, 2025
CDC staff were ordered Jan. 27 to cease all work with the World Health Organization, according to The Washington Post and the Associated Press. This marks a sudden move in the federal government’s plan to leave the WHO by January 2026.
An internal memo sent to CDC leaders instructed staff to immediately cease “engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers, advisory boards, cooperative agreements or other means — in person or virtual,” both the Post and AP reported.
The agency’s deputy director for global health, John Nkengasong, PhD, told senior leaders in the memo that CDC employees also cannot visit WHO offices.
The message was sent the morning of Jan. 27, a week after President...
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